Another import from Sweden!
- Anton Blidh has signed with the Bruins. (Google translation from Swedish) [RylanderJohan]
- Those rumors linking Matt Bartkowski and the Canucks are growing legs. [TheCanuckWay]
- Whither Max Talbot? He really didn't get a chance to strut his stuff in only eighteen games. [CausewayCrowd]
- Derek Sanderson's cautionary tale [TheBostonGlobe] is a natural for the new NBC Sports Films division. [AwfulAnnouncing]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- Playoff Game #7s seem to be becoming the norm anymore- quick stats on the Eastern and Western matchups, and the firm schedule for the Finals. [SouthCoastToday]
- Former PBruin David Ling dishes on playing hockey in Russia, where the biggest battle was how to get your fistful of cash pay to the bank without being robbed. [SlapshotDiaries]
- And it is Dan Bylsma to the Sabres... [PittsburghPostGazette]
- ...even as Peter DeBoer takes the helm in San Jose. [TSN]
- Meet CapFriendly, yet another site hoping to be heir apparent to the beloved, late CapGeek. [BarDown]
- A little bit of win can go a long way to motivate, as Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle return to Edmonton with gold medals and memories of playing alongside Canada's very best. [EdmontonJournal]
- Regardless of outcome in these playoffs, prepare to bid goodbye to the Blackhawks that you know and love. [Grantland]
- The late Tore Purdy was a pioneer of hockey analytics. Travis Yost asserts that "Basically everything that we do now was built upon the foundation that he laid..." [ESPN]
- Drat. It looks like Vladimir Sobotka is staying in Russia. [StLouisPostDispatch]
- In other media news, Fansided has been sold to Time, Inc. [AwfulAnnouncing]
Joe Haggerty Can Kiss Our Ass